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CG Futures: The Art of Entertainment

Friday 2nd - Sunday 4th, March 2018 Melbourne, Australia

CG Futures provides a unique opportunity to hone skills and meet up with fellow digital artists. This special live event offers a look inside the techniques and experience of some of the world’s most talented VFX and animation artists. CG Futures presents a line-up of artists for a weekend of live demos and masterclasses. Having built their knowledge in some of the world’s leading studios, presenting artists share their techniques and experience working on Hollywood Feature films, AAA games, and shortform across commercials VR, AR, short films, and visualisation projects for major companies.

Demonstrating how they bring stories, characters, creatures and environments to life through a range of computer graphics programs, each artist explains how they achieve such an impressive level of detail in the ever-tight timelines demanded of artists in the industry. Covering a breadth of production areas such as matte painting, compositing, lighting, 3D modelling, texturing, character design, environment art, art direction and more.

The program provides a chance to meet up with peers and local industry leaders to explore opportunities and issues for artists in the region. It is a chance to hear from local studios about current projects, their studio culture, who they are employing and issues relevant to the local industry. Be inspired and motivated to reach your own levels of mastery and triumph.

Program

Our full speak line-up of exceptionally talented and celebrated CG artists has been announced at www.cgfutures.com

About CG Futures

CG Futures is the evolution of the Gnomon Live events presented in Melbourne and Sydney in 2016 and 2017. With continued curatorial support from Alex Alvarez, founder of Gnomon, CG Futures evolves to three full days with extended content from the local industry.

FAQs

What are my transport/parking options getting to the event?

We highly recommend catching Public Transport to the event as parking is limited and the weekends get very busy at the Abbotsford Convent. The closest train station is 'Victoria Park' and is a short 10 minute walk to the venue.

If you do decide to park, there is paid parking available opposite the main entrance to the Convent on St Heliers Street.

What can/can't I bring to the event?

Definitely bring a note pad! You are also welcome to bring a laptop if you would like to work alongside the speakers when they do their demos.

We encouraging artists to bring an iPad or laptop (or original art) along to share their work with the rest of the attendees. Who knows, you might score some work out of it!

We will be providing everyone with a lanyard and a plastic pocket to hold a name card, we encourage attendees to design their own name card and bring it along.

Please note: Filming of the presentation and demos is strictly forbidden.

If you wish to transfer the name on your ticket BEFORE the event - this is possible. There is an admin fee of $20 for name change. Wristband will be issued when your ticket is scanned. Wristbands are non-transferable and you can not share a ticket.

Do I have to bring my printed ticket to the event?

You will either need to bring a printed ticket or the ticket on your phone as we will need to scan you in.

What is the refund policy?

As with all events of this nature, your ticket is non-refundable. However, if you have extenuating circumstances we will consider a refund. Please email the reason you require a refund to tickets@ideasondesign.net and we will consider your request. Refunds are not guaranteed.